A rape victim was pressurised to marry her abuser after being coerced into changing her religion, reported The Times of India. She was then tricked into having her five-month-old fetus aborted at a hospital in Mumbai. She is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and first met the accused while she was employed for almost seven years in Bahrain. The primary perpetrator has been identified as Saifuddin, a resident of Karnataka. His former fiancee and his family members are additionally charged with harassing the woman for dowry, pushing her to convert from Hinduism to Islam and committing other offences.
She stated that the two met and grew intimate while working in Bahrain in her complaint and disclosed, “One day, he raped me in Bahrain, and I lodged a rape complaint there. While the matter was under investigation, Saifuddin and his family members persuaded me to withdraw the complaint after I became five months pregnant as a result of the rape. They also pressured me to change my religion. Later, on February 13, 2024, I was married to Saifuddin according to Muslim law. In due course, Saifuddin tricked me into visiting Mumbai for a medical consultation, and I was admitted to a hospital where the doctors secretly aborted the five-month-old fetus.”
She mentioned that she was brought to the culprit’s house in Karnataka’s Beedar where she was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by his elder brother, fiancee Monika, and other family members. The police have registered a case for dowry-related harassment against the offenders, including Saifuddin, who is still missing, based on Station House Officer (SHO) Gudamba NK Srivastava.
On Friday night (17th May) unknown miscreants ransacked 4 Hindu temples and vandalised idols in Kholai gram, Dhupguri of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Two Goddess Kali temples, one Shiv temple and one Shani temple in the area were vandalised on the same night, indicating an organised attack.
The temples which were desecrated are Choupathi Kali Mata Mandir, Satvendi Shiv Mandir, Janglibari Kali Mandir, and Gorerari Shani Mandir.
The temples were vandalised last night and was discovered on Saturday morning, triggering outrage among Hindus in the area. On Saturday morning, local Hindus came out in protest against the mass attack on the temples. The angry protestors blocked several roads including NH 27 at several places. Some trains were also blocked at Shalbari and Falakata, and several important road crossings were also blocked.
It is also alleged that when Police tried to reach the crime spots, their vehicles were stopped.
Vehicles were stuck at several places in the area due to road blockades put up by the protestors. In the Meanwhile, District Superintendent of Police Khandbahale Umesh Ganpat reached Dhupaguri with a large force to control the situation.
Later, local Hindus organised an open assembly, where representatives of vandalised temples were present along with local Hindu saints. FIRs were lodged by the respective temple committees in presence of thousands of locals and activists of different Hindu organisations including Viswa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Jagran Manch.
The complaint filed by the Satvendi Shiv Temple’s secretary said that the on the intervening night between 17 and 18 May, idol of Goddess Kali at the Khalaigram Shiv Temple at Satvendi in Dhupguri was found vandalised and broken.
The complaint added, “This incident has hurt the sentiments of devotees of Goddess in particular and Hindu population.” It said that the such an incident at a place of worship of Hindus is most condemnable act.
Similarly, the Khalaigram Kali Temple secretary also filed a complaint saying that the idol of Goddess Kali at the temple was found vandalised and broken. The vandalism was noticed by one local residence at 5 AM on 18 May.
Protesters have also called for a bandh tomorrow in the whole Dhupguri sub division. Moreover, deputation will be submitted in all police stations in North Bengal.
Talking about the incident, police have assured to take legal action and arrest the culprits as soon as possible. SP Khandbahale Umesh Ganpat expressed grief over the incident, telling protestors that what has happened is not acceptable. However, he said that blocking roads is not correct and requested the protestors to lift the blockades.
The SP issued a written statement saying that he visited the spot talked to locals along with the temple committee. He assured that police will ensure legal action and arrest of the culprits in the shortest of time.
BJP has condemned the attack, blaming the ruling TMC’s policies. West Bengal BJP posted in X, “This violent act is a direct consequence of TMC’s relentless appeasement politics, which perpetually endangers the Hindu community. Local residents are rightfully protesting against this blatant aggression. We demand immediate and uncompromising justice!”
In a statement, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson said, “The entire Hindu community is angry against the vandalism of four temples near the college last night (17-18 May) in Dhupguri under Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal and the indifference of the local government administration on it.”
The Gujarat education department is surveying madrasas throughout the state in compliance with a directive from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). On 18th May, following the order, a survey was carried out throughout Ahmedabad’s madrasas. However, an attack occurred during this with a teacher who had visited to inspect a madrasa in the Sultan Maholla neighbourhood of the city’s Dariapur area. A case has been registered after a police complaint was lodged in the matter.
A First Information Report has been lodged in Dariapur police station and the aggrieved teacher has described the instance that happened to him in the complaint and demanded strict action. Farhan and Faisal, two Muslim youths have been named among the accused. A copy of this FIR is available with OpIndia. Teacher Sandeep Patel serves as the principal of Shruti Higher Secondary School in Bapunagar. He noted in the complaint that on Saturday (18th May) morning, he had arrived to participate in the meeting called by DEO RM Chaudhary. He was instructed to proceed to the madrassa managed by Saiyad Sultan Masjid (Mosque) in Sultan Maholla to obtain details regarding the number of students, instructors, apartments and other amenities.
According to the complaint, the teacher reached the madrasa at Sultan Maholla at 10:30 am, but the mosque door was locked. He then called a superior officer and informed him about it. He used his smartphone to snap a photograph of the mosque when the official instructed him to do so in case the institution was closed.
I kept saying I came for government work, but they didn’t believe me
The victim revealed, “Suddenly, a bunch of people appeared from behind me and began asking me why I was taking pictures of the place. Before I could reply, five to seven unidentified males began punching me and hurled derogatory words to issue me death threats.” Meanwhile, someone from the mob shouted at Farhan and Faisal and asked them to snatch the mobile and documents from his hand and they took his phone during the scuffle. Sandeep added, “I told them that I was a teacher but they didn’t listen to me and continue to beat me.” On the other hand, government documents were stolen from his hand and the people in the crowd were watching silently like mute spectators. Afterwards, he left and went straight to the police station.
Accused being identified: Dariapur Police
Daryapur police have registered a case against Farhan and Faisal under sections 143, 147, 323, 294(b), 392, 186, 332, and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code and are conducting further investigation. The Daryapur police conveyed, “A case has been registered in this matter and the perpetrators are being identified. No arrests have been made yet, but they will be nabbed soon,” in an interview with OpIndia. The authorities mentioned that they are looking for five to seven culprits including those two who are booked.
The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR against Lava’s former MD, Hari Om Rai for sending an imposter to AIIMS to get a heart test done for an extension of interim bail on medical grounds.
The Enforcement Directorate filed a complaint at Hauz Khas Police Station alleging that Rai sent another person to AIIMS in his name for a heart test on May 16. On the basis of this complaint, an FIR has been registered.
The Delhi High Court on May 15 directed to get Rai’s heart test done. The test was scheduled for May 16. However, Rai did not turn up; instead, he sent another person to AIIMS.
It’s said that ED officers were waiting outside the cardiologist’s chamber. When they went inside to confirm that Rai did not turn up, they were told that Rai was inside and his test was being done. When the ED officers went inside to check, they found another person on the bed being checked by the doctors. He was identified as Naval Kishore Ram, who has heart issues.
The imposter told the ED officers that he was arranged by a doctor-based Vasant Kunj.
After this, Rai approached the ED and surrendered. Thereafter, his plea for an extension of interim bail was also withdrawn.
Rai was arrested on October 10 of last year in a Chinese Mobile Vivo money laundering case. He was granted three months of interim bail on medical grounds on February 16.
He moved a petition seeking an extension of interim bail before the Delhi High Court on May 6.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
In a shocking incident in Bisfi in Bihar’s Madhubani district, miscreants from the Muslim community assaulted villagers who hail from the Maha Dalit community, Ram Samaj, after a local asked the miscreants to not consume intoxicants. The incident reportedly took place on Thursday night (16th May). Several individuals have suffered injuries in the violent attack and it is also alleged that the accused hurled casteist abuses and misbehaved with the women of the victim’s community.
According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, Sarwan Kumar Ram, a resident of Usothu Dih village, and his family members were brutally assaulted by local miscreants who hail from the Muslim community. The accused reportedly assaulted the victim and his family members after he asked some of the Muslim youth to not consume intoxicants.
The injured victim, Sarwan Kumar Ram has filed a complaint at Bisfi Police Station regarding this incident. In the FIR, the victim stated that some young from the Muslim community were consuming intoxicants on Thursday evening. After a lot of convincing, they agreed not to consume intoxicants. However, after some time, accused Mohd. Faiyaz, Mohd. Gufran, Tufail, and eight others reached his house. The accused carried with them sticks and started assaulting the victim and hurled casteist slurs.
When his father intervened to save his son, the accused also attacked him with knives. The FIR also states that the miscreants also misbehaved with the women of the victim’s community.
Police Station Head Avinash Kumar said that based on the application, an FIR will be registered and further action will be taken.
Speaking with OpIndia, Bisfi MLA Haribhushan Thakur ‘Bachol’ demanded strict action in this matter. He said that the victims hail from the Maha Dalit, Ram Samaj and they were beaten mercilessly on 16th May. He noted that there is a large Muslim population in the Bisfi region and miscreants from the Muslim community often disrupt their functions and without any reason assault and threaten the Hindu houses which are very small in number.
He said, “No arrests have been made so far in this incident. We demand strict action against the culprits in this matter.”
Bisfi MLA added that the miscreants from the Muslim community often threaten and intimidate Hindus to transfer lands and property to their name and also leave the village.
According to the demographic, Muslims constitute around 35% of Bisfi, and in around 12 Panchayats their population is around 70%. Hindus in the area said that Muslims regularly disturb them when they play DJ systems at functions like weddings. They force the Hindu families to not play music at such events, several villagers said.
In a major snub to its I.N.D.I. alliance partner, the Aam Aadmi Party, several media reports have indicated that the Congress party has not invited AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal to Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Delhi on Saturday, 18th May. Notably, while AAP and Congress are jointly contesting under the I.N.D.I. alliance against the BJP for 7 Lok Sabha seats in the national capital, reports suggest that discontent is brewing within the Congress party against its alliance partner, AAP.
According to reports, I.N.D.I. alliance leaders, who hardly held joint rallies or press conferences during the first three phases of the Lok Sabha elections, recently changed their stance to show unity and appeal to their committed voter base to vote for the alliance candidates. On 17th May, Rahul Gandhi joined Samajwadi Party Supremo Akhilesh Yadav in Rae Bareli and Amethi. However, reports suggest that discontent is simmering among alliance partners, particularly against the Aam Aadmi Party, which has faced backlash after a close aide of AAP Supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Bibhav Kumar, assaulted one of its party MPs inside the latter’s residence.
Out on interim bail, Arvind Kejriwal was recently seen alongside alliance leaders Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Uddhav Thackeray, among others, on the podium at a joint I.N.D.I. alliance rally in Mumbai. However, AAP, considered a better-poised regional player in Delhi, has reportedly not got an invite to Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Delhi on 18th May. Incidentally, when Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally in Ashok Vihar, Delhi, AAP Supremo Kejriwal will be campaigning for Aam Aadmi Party candidates in Delhi.
This development comes at a time when Bibhav Kumar, a close aide of Arvind Kejriwal, has been arrested from the Delhi CM’s residence based on an FIR filed by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. However, Congress has refuted reports of discontent or that it is distancing itself from the AAP, claiming that Rahul Gandhi’s rally is not a joint rally.
Delhi Congress unit and several Congress leaders demand an investigation into Swati Maliwal’s allegation
Additionally, the Congress Party’s Delhi unit has also sought an investigation into Swati Maliwal’s allegations and demanded strict action against the accused. Making his first statement in the case, Delhi Congress’s interim president Devender Yadav said, “The FIR was registered today and Swati Maliwal has given her statement. There should be proper investigation in the case and strict action should be taken against the person responsible for it.”
Yadav added that the Congress stand is very clear on such issues and it stood by any woman who was subjected to atrocities and misconduct.
“Clarity will emerge only after the investigation. But our stand is very clear. Swati Maliwal ji is a Rajya Sabha member, but even if an ordinary woman is harassed or misbehaved with, it will not be tolerated,” the Interim Delhi Congress President Yadav added.
Additionally, addressing a press conference on Friday, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also stated that a strict probe must be conducted in the Swati Maliwal assault case.
Chowdhury said, “This is a serious offence that should not have happened. Any person, whether Minister or not, does not have the right to assault a woman, regardless of the fact she is an MP, MLA or not.”
He added, “Strict action should be taken against this. The guilty one should be arrested, interrogated, and should be brought to justice.”
A day earlier, on Thursday (16th May), Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had expressed solidarity with Maliwal. Additionally, the party’s women functionaries in Delhi echoed her remarks.
Speaking to ANI, Vadra had said, “If any atrocity happens to any woman anywhere, we stand with the woman. I always stand with women—irrespective of which party they belong to.” She, however, dubbed it an internal matter of the AAP stating, “AAP will discuss among themselves and make a decision. It is up to them.”
Furthermore, AAP has exacerbated the woes of the I.N.D.I. alliance, which has been grappling with its own insurmountable challenges. It has dragged the alliance down on two crucial issues dominating the polls – corruption and women’s safety, thus exacerbating the political crisis for the alliance as a whole. Its leaders have been facing the heat and mounting criticism for sharing the stage with AAP leaders at a time when the latter has been deflecting questions and shifting vicarious liability for AAP’s misdeeds onto its alliance partners.
AAP has caused trouble for the alliance by casting a pall over its campaign, incessantly stirring major controversies ahead of the remaining phases of polling for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. It has forced alliance leaders to spend their energy on defusing the controversies stirred by AAP, especially following Kejriwal’s release from jail. This has prompted several political pundits and supporters of the I.N.D.I. alliance to suggest that the AAP leader might have garnered more sympathy votes had he remained in jail and is becoming a liability for the alliance after getting Interim bail for campaigning.
The India Alliance regrets including Kejriwal, who became their biggest liability and put them on the defensive. #Kejriwal misled and deceived them. Despite being in the alliance, AAP is fighting against Congress in Punjab.@aajtak@IndiaToday@PTI_News@RahulGandhi@rahulkanwal
Apart from this, after the completion of elections for all Lok Sabha seats in the Southern belt, AAP is the only major alliance partner that is both in alliance with Congress and simultaneously fighting against them in Punjab, thus undoing its efforts to maintain consistency on major issues like corruption, women’s safety, and the governance model of their alliance partners.
On Saturday (18th May), the three Hindu temples were desecrated by unidentified miscreants in Dhupguri in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
In a tweet, the Bengal unit of the BJP shared visuals of the vandalism and wrote, “Shocking and outrageous attack on Hindu temples in Dupguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal! Extremists have desecrated 3 temples, including Maa Durga Mandir and Graha Raja Shani Maharaj Mandir.”
“This violent act is a direct consequence of TMC’s relentless appeasement politics, which perpetually endangers the Hindu community. Local residents are rightfully protesting against this blatant aggression. We demand immediate and uncompromising justice!” it emphasised.
Shocking and outrageous attack on Hindu temples in Dupguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal!
Extremists have desecrated 3 temples, including Maa Durga Mandir and Graha Raja Shani Maharaj Mandir.
This violent act is a direct consequence of TMC’s relentless appeasement politics, which… pic.twitter.com/jWm44GYQNl
The local Hindus are protesting against the incident and have blocked a highway, demanding strict action against the accused.
In a statement, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson said, “The entire Hindu community is angry against the vandalism of four temples near the college last night (17-18 May) in Dhupguri under Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal and the indifference of the local government administration on it.”
“It is reported that two Durga temples, one Shiva temple and one Shani temple have been targeted by Jihadis. Despite written complaints by the temple committees, no attacker has been arrested yet,” he added.
“Vishwa Hindu Parishad demands immediate arrest of the culprits and strictest punishment,” he concluded.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar will remain in custody after a Delhi Court junked his bail plea in the Swati Maliwal assault case. The court noted that Bibhav Kumar’s bail application has become infructuous. After the conclusion of arguments, Public Prosecutor informed the court that Bibhav Kumar has been arrested at 4.15 PM. Earlier, the order was reserved.
Bibhav Kumar bail matter | His bail application has become infructuous. After the conclusion of arguments, Public Prosecutor informed the court that Bibhav Kumar has been arrested at 4.15 PM.
Earlier on Saturday, May 18, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar was detained from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house in the national capital. According to reports, the Delhi Police had information that Arvind Kejriwal’s PA was in the CM’s house itself. Later today, Bibhav Kumar was officially arrested, as informed by the Public Prosecutor.
In her complaint to the police, Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal had said that Bibhav Kumar attacked her at CM Kejriwal’s residence on May 13 with “full force, slapping and kicking her in the chest and abdomen.”
Earlier, the Delhi Police on Friday took Maliwal to the CM’s residence to recreate the crime scene, an official said, adding that her statement was also recorded before a magistrate at the Tis Hazari court.
Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP, Swati Maliwal, had recorded her statement on Friday before a magistrate at Delhi’s Tis Hazari court regarding the alleged assault by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, Bibhav Kumar. The Delhi Police has already registered an FIR in the case, naming Kumar as the accused.
On Monday morning, Maliwal visited the Civil Lines police station in the national capital, alleging that a member of Kejriwal’s staff assaulted her at the chief minister’s official residence. In her complaint, Maliwal detailed the sequence of events, explaining that she went to the Chief Minister’s house after receiving no response from Bibhav and Kejriwal regarding some work.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has finally made a statement on the Swati Maliwal assault case. The Delhi CM released a video statement after his PA Bibhav Kumar was detained by Delhi police today, a day after AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal registered a formal complaint against her. Maliwal has alleged Kumar assaulted her on Monday morning at Arvind Kejriwal’s residence when she went there to meet the CM.
Repeating the stand taken by the party on the issue, Arvind Kejriwal attacked BJP for arresting Bibhav Kumar. He alleged that Modi govt wants to arrest everyone from AAP, citing arrest of several AAP leaders, including himself, in various corruption cases. Repeating his familiar allegations, Kejriwal claimed that the central govt is arresting AAP leaders because AAP govt in Delhi has done excellent works in education, health, power etc sectors. He alleged that as BJP govt can’t provide these facilities, they want to stop the improvements in Delhi by arresting AAP leaders.
Then he made a significant announcement, saying that he along will all senior leaders of Aam Aadmi Party, including MPs and MLAs, will visit BJP headquarters at 12 PM tomorrow, Sunday, saying they can arrest anyone or everyone, as per their wish. Kejriwal said, “You think you can crush AAP by putting AAP leaders in jail, AAP will not be crushed like this, you try it. Aam Aadmi Party is a thought, which has made its way into the hearts of everyone in the country.”
Notably, Bibhav Kumar was arrested after Swati Maliwal, a Rajya Sabha MP from Aam Aadmi Party along with the chief of Delhi Commission for Women, registered a complaint against him with the Delhi Police. In the Monday morning itself, she had called the Police Control Room to inform that she has been beaten by Bibhav Kumar at Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, and then went to the police station where she repeated the allegations. However, she didn’t file a formal complaint at that time. She finally registered the complaint on Friday, following which Police detained Bibhav Kumar on Saturday.
In the meanwhile, Kumar also has filed a counter-complaint against Swati Maliwal, accusing her of “forcefully and illegally trespassed” into the CM residence despite objections from the CM’s security and staff.
Bibhav denied that he assaulted Swati, and claimed that she had pushed her when prevented her from entering CM’s residential quarters. He claimed Maliwal shouted and screamed, hurled abuses, and questioned the authority of the security personnel. “Her motives were suspect, and she intended to harm the Hon’ble CM,” the complaint stated.
All this happened because Swati Maliwal went to meet Arvind Kejriwal on Monday morning, and she was not allowed to do so saying that she didn’t take an appointment. It is not known why she wanted to meet the CM, and why the CM refused to meet her, going to the extent of throwing her out of the CM’s official residence.
But AAP continues to attack BJP on the issue, even though it is a clash between its own leaders.
After his detention, Delhi Police later today arrested Bibhav Kumar. He had moved court seeking anticipatory bail after he was detained, but his plea was rejected.
A Pakistani Christian activist named Faraz Pervaiz, who is known for highlighting cases of religious persecution against minorities, has been getting Sarr Tann Se Juda (STSJ) threats from Islamic extremists residing in Pakistan.
Pervaiz, who has been living as a refugee in Thailand for 10 years now, spoke to OpIndia about the death threats, issued by the radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on dubious charges of blasphemy.
During a telephonic conversation, the activist informed, “I and my father Pervaiz Roshan had hosted a Twitter space discussion on 14th April 2024 during which we talked about the need for Christians, especially Pakistanis, to extend support to Israel in their fight against Hamas.”
Faraz Pervaiz holding the flag of Israel
“We also highlighted that Hamas is an Islamic terror outfit which has unleashed jihad against the Jewish nation of Israel,” he added. Faraz began receiving death threats from Islamists following the conclusion of the Twitter spaces.
The extremists accused him of insulting Prophet Muhammad, spreading ‘hatred’ against Muslims and mocking the tenets of Islam. Soon after, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) issued a fatwa to murder the Christian activist and his father for committing ‘blasphemy’.
The radical Islamist party also announced a reward of 20 million PKR (~ USD 72,180) for Muslims willing to travel to Thailand and murder the family of Faraz Pervaiz.
Poster of the fatwa against Faraz Pervaiz and Roshan Pervaiz attached to the back of an auto in Pakistan
“On 26th April, I learnt that a fatwa for murder was issued by TLP. They printed the posters and pasted them in and around Christian colonies in various cities of Pakistan,” Faraz told OpIndia during the telephone conversation.
“Given that many Pakistanis believe that murder for avenging blasphemy brings shabaab (youthfulness/prime of manhood), I am scared that they would come to Thailand to kill me,” he lamented.
Faraz’s close confidantes in Pakistan have sent him over 50 images of the dreadful posters, asking ‘Prophet lovers’ to contact TLP and execute his murder.
Details of the fatwa by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
OpIndia was able to obtain the English translation of the fatwa (originally written in Urdu) issued by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) against Faraz Pervaiz, his father Pervaiz Roshan, his younger brother Mukhzan Pervaiz and other family members.
“Bismillah Al-Rehman Al- Raheem. There is only one punishment for the blasphemer, Sever the head from the Body, Sever the head from The body. 20 Million Will be rewarded those who kill these blasphemers.
Every follower of Islam is a bearer of peace and order. Our young Muslim generation who study in Contemporary institutions, feel proud to understand Islam from the books and journals of Jews, Christians, polytheists and Orientalists and start spreading the problems and doubts raised by them Among Muslims, not them.
It is known that those people are the eternal enemies of our religion of Islam/Prophet of Islam and the holiest personalities and when they are influenced by them and will Make comments and analyzes in their own way, then it is obvious that they must stumble under the Temptation of evil forces.
Closeup of a poster bearing the fatwa of TLP
Because the work of anti-religion, anti-religion and parent-free NGOs is to make Muslim boys and girls Have doubts and doubts about the religion of Islam and insult the holiest personalities, to make them Hate the religion of Islam. Express themselves, so that they can develop their agenda of anti-religion and They consider the social media as the easiest means of this, through which blasphemy, blasphemy of the Prophet (PBUH) or blasphemy of the Ahl al-Bayt and the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) are carried Out.
As this incident happened on 14th April 2024, the blasphemer Faraz Pervaiz and his father Pervaiz Roshan hosted space on X under the name of “Jihadi Muhammad” whose speaker was Pervaiz Roshan And the host Faraz Pervaiz. Both of them expressed strong hatred against Islam and made people hate Islam. They kept inciting Muslims, so that they could use their actions as an excuse to declare Islam and Muslims as terrorists.
They kept wondering about the ban on the rapid spread of Islam. So that the European class inclined towards Islam can stay away. It has been learned that both the bastards are in Thailand with their cursed family. These malicious and fearless people, including Faraz Parvaiz, Pervaiz Roshan, Mukhzan Pervaiz and all their family members are liable to be killed.
Prophet lovers who are in Thailand or Pakistan contact us immediately for visa and ticket. From: Muhammad Haroon Al-Rasool qadri, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan – (phone number attached).”
Pervaiz family was persecuted for not awarding Hafiz Saeed
During our telephonic conversation with Faraz Pervaiz, he narrated the circumstances that forced him to leave Pakistan and find refugee 3,596 km away in Thailand.
The activist and his father Roshan Pervaiz were associated with the ‘Hallelujah Evangelistic Association’ in Lahore. In June 2011, Roshan Pervaiz organised a cultural event named ‘Benazir Peace Award’ in collaboration with a local NGO (Save Humanity Organization).
The director of the NGO wanted Roshan Pervaiz to award the Peace Prize to terrorist and 26/11 mastermind Hafeez Saeed. When the father of the Christian activist refused to entertain such demands, he and his family received death threats from Islamic extremists.
Faraz Pervaiz informed that a Muslim mob ambushed their house a few days after the incident and brutally thrashed him and his father. The frenzied mob took them to a nearby police station where a First Information Report (FIR) was pre-filed based on dubious charges.
The life of a Christian minority in Pakistan
The Christian activist told OpIndia that his father Roshan Pervaiz had previously received threats for organising a “Gospel Music and Peace Award Show” in Lahore in October 2006.
The then Governor in Punjab had threatened him against preaching Christianity in the ‘land of the pure.’ The religious persecution of the Pervaiz family did not stop there.
Following an arson attack by Islamists in Joseph Colony of Lahore in 2013, Faraz Pervaiz visited the Christian neighbourhood to provide relief.
Faraz Pervaiz addressing a group of women in Pakistan in 2013
“A District Council Officer came up to me and told me to leave immediately. I remember him saying – I will burn you in this fire,” the Christian activist recounted.
The family of Pervaiz was attacked in June 2013, dragged to the Nishtar Police station in Lahore and falsely implicated in a blasphemy case. Faraz had to spend 6 months in detention before being released.
Life as a refugee in Thailand
Forced by circumstances, he bid adieu to Pakistan forever in April 2014. Despite staying away in far-flung Thailand, death threats from radical Islamists continue to haunt him.
In 2017, another attempt was made to implicate the Christian activist in a false blasphemy case. A year later, a reward of 10 million PKR (~USD 36090) was announced by Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) “for a Muslim who will kill Mr. Pervaiz”.
Doxxing and threats to murder Pervaiz family in Thailand followed in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. “Revenge has no age, time or boundaries. It provocates immediately and its consequences are entirely dangerous,” Faraz said, adding that his family continues to live in fear.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, STSJ and its influence in India
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the extremist party that issued the fatwa against Faraz Pervaiz, was founded in 2015 by a notorious Islamic cleric named Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1955-2020).
During his lifetime, Rizvi launched several campaigns to preserve the draconian blasphemy laws in Pakistan. He was a follower of 19th-century Islamic preacher, Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (the founder of the Barelvi sect).
TLP has been involved in several violent protests in Pakistan. They have killed law enforcement authorities and even coined the dangerous slogan of ‘Sarr Tann se Juda (beheading)’ for committing blasphemy (often described with Urdu terms such as ‘Toheen-e-Mazhab’ and ‘Gustaak-e-Rasool’).
Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been taken into protective custody by police and shifted to a guest house.They insisted to come to Rwp refusing Governments proposal for alternative arrangements It’s to safeguard public life, property and order and has to do nothing with Asia Bibi case
TLP founder Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been the inspiration for several criminals, who committed murders of alleged blasphemers. In March 2019, a Muslim student named Khateeb Hussain stabbed his English Professor in Bahawalpur City of Pakistan after falsely accusing the latter of blasphemy.
“Hussain’s eagerness to take credit for the murder paints an alarming picture of a boy who was inspired by videos of preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi and possibly radicalised through social media,” a report in Dawn stated.
In 2018, another student in Chārsadda town of Pakistan shot dead his school Principal after accusing him of committing blasphemy. “I committed this murder and I accepted it. It was ordered by God (Allah),” the unnamed student confessed. He had attended meetings conducted by TLP in 2017.
Kanhaiyalal like incident in Prayagraj. Ashiq-e-Rasool Lareb Hashmi, a B. Tech. student after the attack ? pic.twitter.com/zQqbs9BkGc
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The war cry of ‘Sarr Tann se Juda (STSJ)’ has been weaponised by radical Islamists residing in India to orchestrate attacks against the Hindu community.
In November 2023, Lareb Hashmi attacked a 24-year-old Hindu bus conductor with a cleaver on allegations of ‘blasphemy’. He was inspired by the teachings of Khadim Hussain Rizvi.
